Biology:Ota's bent-toed gecko

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Short description: Species of lizard

Ota's bent-toed gecko
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Cyrtodactylus
Species:
C. otai
Binomial name
Cyrtodactylus otai
T.Q. Nguyen, M.D. Le, A.V. Pham,
H.N. Ngo, C.V. Hoang, C.T. Pham & Ziegler, 2015

Ota's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus otai) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Etymology

The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota.[2]

Geographic range

C. otai is found in northwestern Vietnam, in Hòa Bình Province and Sơn La Province.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. otai are forest and rocky areas, at altitudes of 980–1,230 m (3,220–4,040 ft).[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, C. otai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. otai is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs. Each egg measures on average 14 mm x 9 mm (0.55 in x 0.35 in).[2]

References

Further reading

  • Nguyen TQ, Le MD, Pham AV, Ngo HN, Hoang CV, Pham CT, Ziegler T (2015). "Two new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the karst forest of Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam". Zootaxa 3985 (3): 375–390. (Cyrtodactylus otai, new species).
  • Nguyen TQ, Pham AV, Ziegler T, Ngo HT, Le MD (2017). "A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and the first record of C. otai from Sơn La Province, Vietnam". Zootaxa 4341 (1): 25–40.

Wikidata ☰ Q21011729 entry